Senior Staff Accountant

Wasserman • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $80 - $90

About The Position

Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com. Job Overview: Responsible for assisting the Accounting Department in their efforts to accomplish the Company’s goals and objectives by providing accounting support. This includes automating and recording various bank activities as it pertains to payroll and month-end reconciliations. Recording accounting reclassifications and any other financial, clerical and/or administrative services needed to ensure efficient, timely and accurate reporting.

Requirements

• Minimum Associates Degree in Accounting
• General knowledge of G.A.A.P preferred, demonstrating comprehensive accounting and technical skills.
• 2+ years accounting experience.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and to manage multiple priorities and strict deadlines.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Well-developed analytical, problem solving and communication skills.
• Ability to exercise judgement in complex and new situations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications; specifically, features of Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll by person reconciliation including reclassifying bonuses, severance and payroll allocations according to budget.
• Prepare and manage monthly vacation expense accruals
• Manage employee benefit coding in accordance with our budget and as it pertains to termed employees’ special circumstances.
• Manage Self-funded Benefit monthly reconciliation
• Actively participates in month-end close processes, managing Accrued Compensation & Accrued Benefit balance sheet reconciliations for US, Mexico & Canada.
• Managing Audit requests related to compensation GL reconciliation.
• Work with bank staff to review all monthly bank reconciliations and providing appropriate detail level review and analysis.
• Ensures accurate and timely reporting, and undertakes special projects as requested.
• Contribute to a team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree